Comments on: Grocery IQ: Grocery Shopping Just Got Easier

By: JR

JR — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:40:26 +0000

Would be nice if this app had the ability to automatically just sort the list by the order I last shopped and checked off the items like Grocery Gadget does. Also Grocery Gadget already has web sync and sync with other devices. Only thing holding me off on that app is the $5 price tag. This one is a buck so is more appealing even if it is missing necessary features. A lot of people say $5 is a trip to Starbucks, however let’s face it, that analogy is getting old. How many cups do I have to buy and dump on the pavement before you get tired of buying apps that don’t work out.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:03:41 +0000

On sale for $1.99. It is regularly $4.99.

But now it is $.99? So does that mean it isn’t as good as it was?

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By: april

april — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:45:29 +0000

i just installed this app yesterday on the recommendation of a friend.

as far as the organization by aisle – when i wrote my lists out by hand, i listed items by aisle. just an easier way for me to make it through the store quickly. and i love that this does it for me.

one thing i hope that they add – it would be great to have approximate msrp’s of all the products. that way you can use it to budget your grocery trip as well as just keep a list.

until the update comes out with multiple lists (i didn’t see that in the version i installed yesterday), i created an aisle for each of the other stores i frequent. so one aisle is called “target” and i added items to that aisle that i buy there. it will work until the update comes out.

By: Weldon Dodd

Weldon Dodd — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:38:49 +0000

@John – I did try to point out that the database is for U.S. sources in the review so that someone wouldn’t buy it if they lived elsewhere. I’m actually really curious to know where Grocery IQ gets its item database. It would be cool if they were able to add non-US sources.

@Adam – My decision was very similar to yours. I saw the sale price and the upcoming features and figured it was worth a chance to see if they can deliver on the promise. I hope you like the app.

@okaythings – You don’t have to spend any time organizing items by aisle. All the items already appear in a logical group like produce, meat, dairy, etc. You could customize it further if you wanted to, but I find the built-in database pretty useful. It really does help when walking down the aisles in the store. Zenbe Lists sounds cool. I’ll have to check that out too. You wrote a nice review of it.

By: okaythings

okaythings — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:48:23 +0000

I like this review. However, the app seems like overkill in some ways for grocery shopping. There is no way in heck I’m going spend time organizing my grocery list into the proper aisles. Hunting for predefined items sounds problematic as well Besides, aisles change, and I don’t alway shop at the same store.

I like the simplicity of Zenbe Lists for this task. I can already share a single list with my significant other, sharing between iPhones, not just e-mail it. I wrote about Zenbe Lists in detail yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/436lpa

Version 2.0 Grocery IQ sounds solid, though.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:34:06 +0000

Purchased. With the news that there’s future plans for web sync, and the sale, I’m in.

By: John

John — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:54:25 +0000

Once again, a US specific app.
Supermarkets all use a similar format for stocked items and I’m sure major and minor chains would be happy to provide country specific lists of stocked brands.
Pencil and paper is still looking like the best www method.